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Message: <blockquote data-quote="SableWyvern" data-source="post: 9814277" data-attributes="member: 1008">Some types of GMing involve more work and effort than others.The methods that involve less work tend to rely on specific game styles (that you might not want to play) and skill-sets (that generally need to be trained and practiced if you want get good at them).All things are harder if they're things that you don't enjoy. Conversely, more labour-intensive GM styles may involve plenty of work, but not feel "hard" to someone who enjoys the type of labour involved.I often see people say there's no excuse to not play different games when there are games out there that you can pick up and play in minutes -- but that's only true if you're actually interested in those sorts games in the first place. The same is true of GMing.I do agree that if someone actually wants to GM, then it's generally not that hard and you can muddle through problems until you get better. As the OP says, lots of us managed this as kids. However, if you're genuinely not interested in GMing in the first place then, yes, it's going to look and feel hard, and it's valid to say it is too hard to bother trying.I agree with any statement along the lines of, "GMing is easy enough that no one who wants to try their hand at it should feel afraid to, and anyone can get good at it." I disagree with any statement along the lines of, "GMing is easy, so everyone should try it and there's no excuse or reason not to."</blockquote>

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